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What package manager do you use for arch based distros? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 7 months ago by to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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So I recently installed Cachyos and I am now met with this problem.

There are kind of 2 main contenders here and I'm split between them. What do you use?

There is pacman + aur and then there is flatpak. Pacman has deep system integration and is much more lightweight but it has deep system integration and requires sudo to install. flatpak has sandboxing and easy permission management but it's bloated and possibly less performant?

Of course if the package isn't available on flathub then I will have to use the aur but when both are available it's hard to decide.

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[–] 3 points 7 months ago

Shelly is another option, comes pre installed on CachyOS. It's aiming to modernise pacman. It's been pretty good for my usage.

It has a GUI that can handle native repos, the AUR, flatpaks and app images. It can also be used in your CLI as well

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